Hope for New York

Pitch Night

Four nonprofits. One $25,000 grand prize. Watch bold ideas come to life. YOU vote for the winner!

 

Pitch Night
Congratulations to Community Connections for Youth for winning the $25,000 Community Investment Award!
Runner-Ups: Chosen NYC | Safe Families for Children | Uptown Literacy Lights


This year, you can support any finalist directly through giving, in addition to what they received at Pitch Night! To sweeten the pitch,
a generous donor has offered a $50,000 match to fund future programs like the ones our finalists presented. Give by Friday, June 12.

Pitch Night 2026 partner logos

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Event Details

Date: Thursday, June 4
Doors Open: 6:30 PM | Program Begins: 6:45 PM
Location: W83 Ministry Center (150 West 83rd Street) and on livestream
Food and beverages will be served, but space is limited!

Our Schedule
6:30 PM: Doors Open
6:45 PM to 8:00 PM: Program
8:00 PM: Reception (Optional) 

Voting will be available for both in-person and online guests. 

About HFNY Pitch Night

At HFNY Pitch Night, purpose meets possibility!

Watch four nonprofit partners—all chosen by our Community Grants Circle—give passionate pitches for innovative programs. Then, YOUR vote may be the game-changer that funds the future of one bold idea!

Each nonprofit will walk away with a prize, but only ONE will win the $25,000 Community Investment Award.

Feel the excitement in the room as you put mission into momentum! Watch the event on YouTube live below!

Watch Previous Pitch Night Events

Relive the energy and the excitement!

Pitch Night 2025

Watch four nonprofit partners share their program ideas! Featuring: A House on Beekman, New Life CDC, Do For One, and New Life of NYC.

Past Pitch Night Winners

  • 2025 - New Life of NYC
  • 2024 - St. Paul's House
  • 2023 - Youth For Christ
  • 2022 - Safe Families for Children
  • 2021 - Beacon Christian Community Health Center
  • 2019 - Urban Hope NYC